Macular degeneration and occupational risk factors: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Macular degeneration is a multi-factorial disease, leading cause of blindness for people over 50 years old in developed countries. To date, the knowledge on possible occupational factors involved in the development of the disease is scant.

Method

We performed a systematic scientific literature search on the association between macular degeneration and occupational risk factors searching the MedLine and Scopus databases.

Results

We examined 158 articles and, according to the inclusion criteria, 13 peer-reviewed studies evaluating occupational risk factors for macular degeneration or reporting the frequency of the disease in specific groups of workers were included in the review. Ten on thirteen articles evaluated the presence of macular degeneration in workers

SUBMITTER: Modenese A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6323067 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature